Climate chief quits over suit

RAJANDRA Pachauri has stood down as chairman of the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and been admitted to hospital
as details of his ­alleged sexual harassment of a junior employee were
tended to a Delhi court.

Dr Pachauri is embroiled in allegations of sexual harassment from a
29-year-old research analyst at the The Energy and Resources Institute
he heads.
A Delhi court says Dr Pachauri cannot be arrested until
­tomorrow, but the woman at the centre of the allegations has started
recording her statement in camera.
According to Indian media, the
lawyer for the alleged victim said the instances of sexual harassment
“were so many that she will resume recording her statement tomorrow
also”.
Lawyers for Dr Pachauri describe the complaint as “false, baseless and motivated”.
The IPCC last night said it had appointed vice-chairman ­Ismail El Gizouli to act in Dr Pachauri’s place.